heavy in your arms-

Posted June 30, 2010 // 11:44 pm // Comments (8)

I have procrastinated this blog for way too long. I have saved up a pile of words over the past two days so brace yourself. This blog might be rather lengthy. I suppose I’ll start out with my review of Eclipse. First off, I love the soundtrack. The lyrics are outstanding and the vocals leave this…eerie and romantic feeling inside of you. Some of my favorite songs are My Love by Sia, Heavy In Your Arms by Florence & The Machine, and Ours by the Bravery. Howard Shore (the composer for the Lord of the Rings soundtracks) even wrote a song called Jacob’s Theme. All in all, it’s a fantastic soundtrack. I would listen to it if I were you.

As far as the movie goes, I was pleasantly surprised. I absolutely hated New Moon. It was too depressing and Bella’s obsession with Edward even after he had left her was very sickening. I think Bella is very stupid and I think Edward is very ugly. My feelings for Edward and Bella aside, I liked Eclipse a lot. The movie wasn’t just another adaptation of a popular book. It was the essence of the novel and they captured the emotions the book portrayed very well. I was extremely proud of Dakota Fanning playing the role of Jane. She was exactly as I imagined her when I read the books. The violence and romance were perfectly balanced. I also caught a humorous undertone in certain scenes. Perhaps that’s only because I can’t take Edward and Bella seriously. Our experience at the drive in wasn’t very great. We had to park in a bad spot because it was so crowded, their were people smoking pot around us, kids were running around everywhere and people were turning their headlights on and blinding us. Despite all the distractions, I really enjoyed the movie and I really would like to go see it again.

I found an article the other day that really irritated me. You just need to read it. Here it is.

Did you read it? Good.

Toy Story 3 is sexist? Are you kidding me? Whoever came up with that idea must have terrible morals. Can people not make a decent, kid friendly movie without it being ridiculed? The woman was complaining having too few girls in the movie. Just think about this for a second. Andy is a boy. Boys buy boy toys. What would that woman have said if Andy owned a lot of barbies? She accused Jessie of being driven by the desire to find love. Did anyone else get that impression? Some people just have to find fault in everything. It makes me sick.

That turned into a rant instead of a formal opinion. My apologies.

I received a spiritual spanking today at church. I went to Victory again and had a fantastic time with my friends. The youth pastor was fantastic. He hit the nail on the head and my eyes were opened. He spoke about how we lose our focus on God and  think about the things he is doing or what he is not doing. That applies to my life because I have been looking around at things like my dad waiting for a job interview, our house selling, and where I am going to go to school. I worry about what God is going to do with all those things. I ask God, “What are you going to do for me? Are you going to give me the things I want?” I’m such a selfish person. God has already given me so much. Who am I to beg for more? All I do is whine. I should be reading my Bible or worshiping God, not begging him for little things.  From here on out, I’ll live differently.

I think I’m going to get started on a new layout. I probably won’t publish it until the middle of July but Paint Shop Pro expires in a week so I think I should get started. I have to earn 80 dollars soon. If I don’t get the money before the 7 days are up, I’m going to use the trial of Photoshop.  I’m kind of hoping that Photoshop will magically lower their outrageous price so that I can buy it but I doubt that will happen.

I think I have a migraine. I have never had one before so I don’t know exactly what it feels like but this is pretty painful and I’m exhausted. Sorry about the length of that blog, I obviously had a lot to talk about.